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Name Service Switch

Known as: NSS, Nsswitch.conf, Passwd (database) 
The Name Service Switch (NSS) is a facility in Unix-like operating systems that provides a variety of sources for common configuration databases and… 
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2019
2019
Domain Name Service
  • Gerry Howser
  • Computer Networks and the Internet
  • 2019
  • Corpus ID: 212832831
While many people use Name Service and Domain Name Service (DNS) interchangeably, there are major differences between the two. If… 
2017
2017
Towards tackling privacy disclosure issues in Domain Name Service
Serving as the global Internet's phonebook, the Domain Name Service (DNS) helps to translate human-friendly domain names into… 
2013
2013
Adaptive System State Based Load Balancing For WebApplication Server Cluster Of Heterogeneous Performance Nodes
This research is to propose a new efficient DNS-based load balancing algorithms that can solve a sudden increase of demand for… 
2010
2010
VIRTUALIZED DDI - Informatik 2010 - © GI-LNI
When talking about virtualized computing environments, virtualization of the IP and core network services such as DNS (Domain… 
2009
2009
Preprocessing DNS Log Data for Effective Data Mining
The Domain Name Service (DNS) provides a critical function in directing Internet traffic. Defending DNS servers from bandwidth… 
2009
2009
DNS and LDAP's Integration and Design under Spring Frame Work
DNS is now a widespread network of Domain Name Service. The domain names and IP, which need to be resolved, are also stored in… 
2003
2003
Service-oriented Naming Scheme for Wireless Ad Hoc Networks
Wireless ad hoc networks are created by mobile devices that contact each other while on the move. Within an ad hoc wireless… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Modeling Performance as an Aspect : a UML Based Approach
Non-functional properties, key criteria in determining the success of a software system, need to be addressed early in the… 
1998
1998
Storing and Retrieving Internet Certificates
Abstract Effective storing, retrieval and interpretation ofcertificate chains is a difficult problem. The origi-nal X.500 and X.509… 
1997
1997
Java based location independent desktop environment
JAVA BASED LOCATION INDEPENDANT DESKTOP ENVIRONMENT by Jeffrey I. Harman As the Internet grows and users become more mobile… 
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